Hilltop

Population: 655
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $61,900

Hilltop is a community in Fayette County, West Virginia, home to 655 residents. Its median household income of $48,750 runs below the Fayette County figure of $52,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Hilltop's population declined 18.9% from 808 to 655, while its median home value fell 16.1% from $73,800 to $61,900.

85.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1949.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 655
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $61,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 236
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

808655

Median household income

$71,167$48,750

Median home value

$73,800$61,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	808	—	$73,800
2020	776	$71,167	$67,800
2021	731	—	$63,200
2022	603	—	—
2023	655	$48,750	$61,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 343.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5429.9%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over24.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	42	6.4%
18 to 24	54	8.2%
25 to 34	21	3.2%
35 to 44	74	11.3%
45 to 54	196	29.9%
55 to 64	63	9.6%
65 to 74	42	6.4%
75 and over	163	24.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	550	84.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate53.8%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	109	19.5%
High school graduate	301	53.8%
Some college or associate's	119	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	30	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone43.0%

Carpooled21.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means9.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	95	43.0%
Carpooled	47	21.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	13.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	13.1%
Other means	20	9.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	77	40.1%
15 to 29 min	64	33.3%
30 to 44 min	51	26.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 20.7% (125 of 605)

	Count	Share
Family households	151	71.2%
Nonfamily households	61	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	212	89.8%
Vacant	24	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	175	82.5%
Renter-occupied	37	17.5%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	202	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	14.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5437444
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9392, -81.1527